Thursday, 19 April 2007

The European Commission has published a Green Paper on options to 'deepen and widen' the European Research Area (ERA) so that it better contributes to the Lisbon agenda. ERA looks to create an 'internal market' for research in the EU; European-level co-ordination for research activities; and initiatives implemented and funded at the European-level. A consultation on the Green Paper will open on 1 May and run to 31 August 2007.

No comments:

What is Policy?

"A policy is a deliberate plan of action to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome(s)." (Wikipedia)

Policy making is: 'the process by which governments translate their political vision into programmes and actions to deliver 'outcomes' - desired changes in the real world. (Modernising Government White Paper, 1999). (Civil Service Policy Hub)

About

The Ecology & Policy Blog is run by the Science Policy Team at the British Ecological Society. The blog provides comment and information on developments at the interface between ecology and public policy. If there is a policy or scientific development that you think should be highlighted on the blog, please e-mail us.